BIS/BAS as moderators in the relationship between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adult community volunteers
Background: Stressful life events can elicit depressive symptoms, and biological traits like the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and the behavioral activation system (BAS) also influence depressive symptoms. However, the roles of BIS and BAS as moderators in the relationship between stressful lif...
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| author | Kuniyoshi Toyoshima Takeshi Inoue Rie Kameyama Jiro Masuya Yota Fujimura Shinji Higashi Ichiro Kusumi |
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| description | Background: Stressful life events can elicit depressive symptoms, and biological traits like the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and the behavioral activation system (BAS) also influence depressive symptoms. However, the roles of BIS and BAS as moderators in the relationship between stressful life events and depressive symptoms are not well known. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of the interaction between BIS and BAS and stressful life events. Methods: A total of 286 adult community volunteers in Japan were evaluated using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Life Experiences Survey, and the BIS/BAS scales. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed to evaluate the role of BIS and BAS as moderators in the impact of stressful life events on depressive symptoms. Results: There were significant negative interactions between negative stressful life events and BAS drive, fun seeking, reward responsiveness, and total scores on depressive symptoms. However, there was no significant interaction between negative stressful life events and BIS. Furthermore, the interaction between positive stressful life events and BIS and BAS did not have a significant impact on depressive symptoms. Limitations: This cross-sectional study design cannot explain the causal linkages among variables. All the participants were adults; hence, our findings may not be applicable to children or adolescents. Conclusions: The present study suggests that BAS moderates the influence of negative stressful life events on depressive symptoms. BAS may decrease the depressogenic effect of negative stressful life events. Addressing depressive symptoms associated with stressful negative life events, interventions targeting BAS may be useful. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-10a00848cb6b47669b3a6d2222f240fb2022-12-21T20:29:01ZengElsevierJournal of Affective Disorders Reports2666-91532021-01-013100050BIS/BAS as moderators in the relationship between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adult community volunteersKuniyoshi Toyoshima0Takeshi Inoue1Rie Kameyama2Jiro Masuya3Yota Fujimura4Shinji Higashi5Ichiro Kusumi6Department of Psychiatry, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan; Corresponding author.Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, JapanDepartment of Neuropsychiatry, Takikawa Municipal Hospital, Takikawa-shi, Hokkaido, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo 193-0998, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023, Japan; Department of Psychiatry, Ibaraki Medical Center, Tokyo Medical University, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki, 300-0395, JapanDepartment of Psychiatry, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15, Nishi 7, Sapporo 060-8638, JapanBackground: Stressful life events can elicit depressive symptoms, and biological traits like the behavioral inhibition system (BIS) and the behavioral activation system (BAS) also influence depressive symptoms. However, the roles of BIS and BAS as moderators in the relationship between stressful life events and depressive symptoms are not well known. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of the interaction between BIS and BAS and stressful life events. Methods: A total of 286 adult community volunteers in Japan were evaluated using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, the Life Experiences Survey, and the BIS/BAS scales. A hierarchical multiple regression analysis was performed to evaluate the role of BIS and BAS as moderators in the impact of stressful life events on depressive symptoms. Results: There were significant negative interactions between negative stressful life events and BAS drive, fun seeking, reward responsiveness, and total scores on depressive symptoms. However, there was no significant interaction between negative stressful life events and BIS. Furthermore, the interaction between positive stressful life events and BIS and BAS did not have a significant impact on depressive symptoms. Limitations: This cross-sectional study design cannot explain the causal linkages among variables. All the participants were adults; hence, our findings may not be applicable to children or adolescents. Conclusions: The present study suggests that BAS moderates the influence of negative stressful life events on depressive symptoms. BAS may decrease the depressogenic effect of negative stressful life events. Addressing depressive symptoms associated with stressful negative life events, interventions targeting BAS may be useful.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915320300500Behavioral inhibition systemBehavioral activation systemStressful life eventsDepressive symptomsModerator |
| spellingShingle | Kuniyoshi Toyoshima Takeshi Inoue Rie Kameyama Jiro Masuya Yota Fujimura Shinji Higashi Ichiro Kusumi BIS/BAS as moderators in the relationship between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adult community volunteers Journal of Affective Disorders Reports Behavioral inhibition system Behavioral activation system Stressful life events Depressive symptoms Moderator |
| title | BIS/BAS as moderators in the relationship between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adult community volunteers |
| title_full | BIS/BAS as moderators in the relationship between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adult community volunteers |
| title_fullStr | BIS/BAS as moderators in the relationship between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adult community volunteers |
| title_full_unstemmed | BIS/BAS as moderators in the relationship between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adult community volunteers |
| title_short | BIS/BAS as moderators in the relationship between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adult community volunteers |
| title_sort | bis bas as moderators in the relationship between stressful life events and depressive symptoms in adult community volunteers |
| topic | Behavioral inhibition system Behavioral activation system Stressful life events Depressive symptoms Moderator |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666915320300500 |
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